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— Democrats will be heading to Philadelphia next year for their national convention to nominate the party's presidential candidate. The decision announced Thursday will put Pennsylvania in the national spotlight as Democrats attempt to hold on to the White House and as Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey faces re-election. "We're going to make it a great convention," former Pennsylvania governor and ex-Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell told reporters Thursday, adding that the city will "provide the perfect setting to nominate the next president of the United States." Democratic National Committee chairwoman and Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman...

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